Observations on the efficacy of combined acupuncture and medicine in Treating 50 cases of pseudobulbar paralysis

目的：观察针药结合治疗假性延髓麻痹的疗效。方法：采用完全随机抽样法分为针刺组50例，对照组48例。针刺组在西医治疗的同时，应用针刺进行综合治疗；对照组单纯接受西医药物治疗。结果：针刺组有效率为92．0％，对照组为62．5％。两组疗效差异具有非常显著性意义（P〈0．01）。结论：针药结合治疗假性延髓麻痹效果明显优于单纯西药治疗。     

Cerebral venous malformation complicated by spontaneous thrombosis

A case of spontaneous thrombosis and infarction leading to death as complications of a cerebral venous malformation in a 13-yearold boy is reported. This is the first published report of this type of complication occurring in a case of venous angioma. While the biologic behavior of cerebral venous malformations has suggested that they are benign in nature, and the results of surgical management have encouraged a conservative approach, the present case illustrates a potential complication and argues against the assumption that these malformations are completely benign in nature.     

Model of reentrant ventricular tachycardia based on infarct border zone geometry predicts reentrant circuit features as determined by activation mapping

BACKGROUND: Infarct border zone (IBZ) geometry likely affects inducibility and characteristics of postinfarction reentrant ventricular tachycardia, but the connection has not been established. OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study was to determine characteristics of postinfarction ventricular tachycardia in the IBZ. METHODS: A geometric model describing the relationship between IBZ geometry and wavefront propagation in reentrant circuits was developed. Based on the formulation, slow conduction and block were expected to coincide with areas where IBZ thickness (T) is minimal and the local spatial gradient in thickness (DeltaT) is maximal, so that the degree of wavefront curvature rho proportional, variant DeltaT/T is maximal. Regions of fastest conduction velocity were predicted to coincide with areas of minimum DeltaT. In seven arrhythmogenic postinfarction canine heart experiments, tachycardia was induced by programmed stimulation, and activation maps were constructed from multichannel recordings. IBZ thickness was measured in excised hearts from histologic analysis or magnetic resonance imaging. Reentrant circuit properties were predicted from IBZ geometry and compared with ventricular activation maps after tachycardia induction. RESULTS: Mean IBZ thickness was 231 +/- 140 microm at the reentry isthmus and 1440 +/- 770 microm in the outer pathway (P <0.001). Mean curvature rho was 1.63 +/- 0.45 mm(-1) at functional block line locations, 0.71 +/- 0.18 mm(-1) at isthmus entrance-exit points, and 0.33 +/- 0.13 mm(-1) in the outer reentrant circuit pathway. The mean conduction velocity about the circuit during reentrant tachycardia was 0.32 +/- 0.04 mm/ms at entrance-exit points, 0.42 +/- 0.13 mm/ms for the entire outer pathway, and 0.64 +/- 0.16 mm/ms at outer pathway regions with minimum DeltaT. Model sensitivity and specificity to detect isthmus location was 75.0% and 97.2%. CONCLUSIONS: Reentrant circuit features as determined by activation mapping can be predicted on the basis of IBZ geometrical relationships.     

Role of oxidative stress,angiogenesis and chemo-attractant cytokines in the pathogenesis of ischaemic protection induced by remote ischaemic conditioning: Study of a human model of ischaemia-reperfusion induced vascular injury

Aims

We explored the effect of remote ischaemic conditioning (RIC) on endothelial function and on circulating mediators.

Microwave Spectroscopy of Myocardial Ischemia and Infarction. 2. Biophysical Reconstruction

The proposed dielectrical relaxation model of the myocardium in the microwave spectrum has been verified both on test solutions and on normal canine myocardium. Furthermore, the model was utilized to reconstruct the changes in tissue properties (including myocardial bulk resistance and water content) following myocardial acute ischemia and chronic infarction. It was shown that the reconstructed myocardial resistance and water content correlate dynamically with the process of the development of acute myocardial ischemic injury. In chronic cases the reconstructed resistance and water content of infarcted myocardium are significantly different from that of normal myocardium: the resistance is lower and water content is higher than in normal myocardium. © 2000 Biomedical Engineering Society. PAC00: 8764-t, 8719Xx     

Deuterium chemical shift imaging for the estimation of cerebral perfusion in rabbit infarction model

In order to develop a new technique for the measurement of local cerebral blood flow (CBF), the deuterium chemical shift imaging (²H-CSI) technique, an application of in vivo nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR), was used for the estimation of cerebral perfusion in rabbit infarction model. The ²H chemical shift images of rabbit brain were obtained every 30 seconds before and after intravenous injection of deuterated saline. The changes in ²H NMR signal intensity documented that the cerebral perfusion in the damaged area due to infarction decreased obviously compared to that in the intact area. These findings indicate that the ²H-CSI technique can be applied to the measurement of local CBF. The readily availability and limited toxicity of deuterated water may make possible to use this method in clinical cases.(Kito K, Arai T, Mori K, et al.: Deuterium chemical shift imaging for the estimation of cerebral perfusion in rabbit infarction model. J Anesth 7: 447–453, 1993)     

老年人急性心肌梗死82例临床分析

目的：总结老年人急性心肌梗塞（ＡＭＩ）静脉溶栓治疗经验。方法：对８２例老年人ＡＭＩ的临床资料及其中７５例的溶栓治疗资料进行分析。结果：老年人ＡＭＩ时,无胸痛史达５４．９％,入院心电图ＳＴ－Ｔ缺乏典型改变占４５．３％。经静脉溶栓治疗,梗塞动脉开通率为６２．９％,与７０岁以下ＡＭＩ组溶栓开通率比较（６５％）,无统计学差异。结论：老年人ＡＭＩ发病时,临床表现及心电图改变常不典型,应引起重视。在本文条件下     

Periventricular- intraventricular hemorrhage in the premature infant- A historical perspective

The objective of this chapter is to trace the evolution of intraventricular hemorrhage in the premature infant highlighting the importance of the germinal matrix, a critical role for cerebral blood flow changes in the genesis of hemorrhage, clinical factors that increase the bleeding risk, and potential preventative strategies. In 1976, neuropathological studies demonstrated capillary rupture within the germinal matrix as the precursor of hemorrhage. In 1980, introduction of cranial ultrasound facilitated diagnosis of intraventricular hemorrhage. In 1979, loss of cerebral autoregulation in sick newborn infants was demonstrated. In the 1980’s, studies demonstrated the importance of intravascular factors in provoking hemorrhage. In 1983, the association of cerebral blood flow velocity fluctuations and subsequent hemorrhage was demonstrated. In 1994, antenatal steroids use to accelerate lung development was recommended. This was associated with an unanticipated reduction in hemorrhage. In the mid 1990’s early indomethacin administration was associated with a reduction of severe hemorrhage.     

静脉滴注尼莫地平治疗急性缺血性脑梗死

发病72h内的急性缺血性脑梗死60例,分为2组。尼莫地平组30例(男性21例,女性9例;年龄59±s10a)。wk1.2给支持疗法(脱水剂,维生素C等)和尼莫地平2mg/d于5％葡萄糖液500ml内静脉滴注。wk3.4改用扩容、改善微循环,细胞活性药。wkl-4口服尼莫地平60mg.qn。对照组30例(男性23例,女性7例;年龄58±9a)。不给尼莫地平,其余同上。4wk后,前组神经功能缺损积分值较后组下降显著(P相似文献   

Treatment of 25 cases of obstruction of Qi in the chest by Tuina

应用一指禅手法为主治疗25例胸痹患者,结果显示推拿对胸痹患者的各种临床症状均有缓解作用,治愈10例,好转14例,无效1例.